Arkell Ruby (3 results)

Green Cloth Hardback. Condition: Good to Very Good. Mary Gardiner (illustrator). First Edition. 1942. First edition. v, 134pp. and many illustrations within the text. Written for the younger reader, this is one of a series of stories featuring the Applejohn family. This book is bound in the original green cloth covered boards with blue titling on the spine. The case of the book is in good to very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and light staining on the boards. There is some brown damp spotting on the rear board. The spine is noticeably faded and there is lighter fading around the edges of the boards. The corners and spine ends are lightly bumped and the spine is slightly cocked. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Mary Gardiner (illustrator). First Edition. Green bds with blue title to spine. Soiling to bds. Small bump to spine ends and corners. Tear to bottom edge of a few pages. Light patchy soiling to some pages. B/W illus. Text Good +.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. War Economy Standard note to the copyright page. Contains 202 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink message dated 1944 to the front free end paper, bottom corner of the front free end paper is clipped. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with chips to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.